Vacheron Constantin
MERCATOR, REFERENCE 43050 A YELLOW GOLD BI-RETROGRADE WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 1998
Dial: champagne dial depicting the map of Africa and Asia
Calibre: cal. 1120/2 automatic, 36 jewels
Movement number: 709'022
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw down sapphire crystal display back
Case number: 684'403
Closure: brown Vacheron Constantin alligator strap and 18k yellow gold double folding clasp
Size: 36 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Provenance:
The Mercator series was first introduced in 1994 to commemorate Gerardus Mercator, the famous cartographer and humanist, on the 400th anniversary of his death. The case is inspired by a 1940s Vacheron Constantin model known as the "Geographique". The current dial depicts the map of Africa and Asia as drawn by Gerardus Mercator in 1587.
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MERCATOR, REFERENCE 43050 A YELLOW GOLD BI-RETROGRADE WRISTWATCH, CIRCA 1998
Dial: champagne dial depicting the map of Africa and Asia
Calibre: cal. 1120/2 automatic, 36 jewels
Movement number: 709'022
Case: 18k yellow gold, screw down sapphire crystal display back
Case number: 684'403
Closure: brown Vacheron Constantin alligator strap and 18k yellow gold double folding clasp
Size: 36 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Provenance:
The Mercator series was first introduced in 1994 to commemorate Gerardus Mercator, the famous cartographer and humanist, on the 400th anniversary of his death. The case is inspired by a 1940s Vacheron Constantin model known as the "Geographique". The current dial depicts the map of Africa and Asia as drawn by Gerardus Mercator in 1587.
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